by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 551 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,776 and $26,583 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 302 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in special education.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri master’s degree special ed students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 39 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drury University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #4 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 26 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 24 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fontbonne University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Southeast Missouri State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It awarded 18 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southeast Missouri State University Special Education Report
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Special Education Report
University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Truman State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Kirksville, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Truman State University
Rockhurst University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s ranking. UMKC is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 1 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in Missouri for a Master’s list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Special Education at Saint Louis University
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